Teaching food service administration at the college level

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The purpose of this study was to develop an Institution Administration program to be taught at the undergraduate level at the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Institution administration programs
in other land-grant colleges and universities were studied and
recommendations for such programs were obtained from directors of
approved dietetic internships.

An institution administration program comprised of a course in
institution management and organization and a course in institution
administration experience was developed. The program developed was
in agreement with institution administration programs offered in other
colleges and universities end recommended by directors of internships.

The two courses making up the institution administration program
were taught at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute fall quarter, 1960
end winter quarter, 1961. At the termination of winter quarter, 1961,
the program was evaluated for effectiveness and recommendations for
further development of the program were made.